Assembling-table.



T. E. OREGELIUS,

ASSEMBLING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1912.

1,060,430, Patentd Apr. 29, 1913.

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THEODORE E. CRECELIUS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MULTIPLEX DISPLAY FIXTURE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THEODORE E. CRECE- LIUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Assembling-Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in assembling-tables, and more particularly to a new and useful table or frame-work especially adapted and designed for use in connection with the manufacture of frames made up of or comprising sections of metallic tubing or piping.

My new table is now used by me in the manufacture or production of welded or unitary metallic wing-frames for displayracks, such as shown and described in application of Louis Feldmann, J r., and myself for Letters Patent for wings or leaves for display-racks, filed April 6, 1912, and serially numbered 689,026, and is shown and will be particularly described herein in that connection; but it is to be understood that my new table may be equally well. and advantageously employed for many other purposes and in connection with the manufacture or production of articles or devices of varying kind.

In certain forms of display-racks now in use, rectangular frames made up of metallic tubing are utilized or employed in or as the swingable leaves or wings for supporting the articles of merchandise to be displayed. In the present production of such frames and as in said application fully described, the several tubular sections are first cut to proper relative lengths depending upon the size of the finished wing required and are then welded to each other to form the finished wing. The welding or uniting of the several tubular sections of the frame is preferably accomplished or performed by a suitable machine, and it is necessary that during such welding operation the said several tubular sections be properly assembled and supported.

I It is, therefore, the purpose and principal object of my present invention to provide a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1912.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Serial N 0. 692,946.

substantially skeleton table or supporting frame-work which can be advantageously employed for properly supporting and as sembling the several sections of the frame during the welding operation.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a table in sections in order that it may readily be enlarged or diminished in 'SlZQ corresponding to or suitable for the class of work being done; to provide independently adjustable legs or standards for the table in order that the several tubular sections of the frame depending upon the size or diameter thereof may be properly supported relatively to the welding and clamping mechanism; and to provide a simple, comparatively inexpensive, strong,

and durable structure of the kind stated that will amply fulfil all the requirements of not only the particular class of work for which it is especially designed and intended, as stated, but for other classes of work as well.

To the above purposes and objects, my

invention resides broadly in certain novel features of construction, arrangement, and comblnation of parts, all as Wlll hereinafter be described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the table; Fig. 4 is a vertical section through one of the legs of the uprights of my new table.

As shown particularly in Fig. 1, my new table comprises a number of series of tubular base members or posts 1 arranged preferably in straight rows at regular distances apart and the posts of each series being like-- wise preferably at equal or regular distances apart. Posts 1 are suitably fixedly secured to the floor or other supporting surface, and the series thereof may cover or extend over as large an area as desired. In the table shown in Fig. 1, there are four series" of posts 1 with four of said posts to a series; but it will be readily seen that additional series may be provided, if desired or required, and the area of the table correspondingly increased or enlarged. Each of said tubular members or posts 1 is adapted to receive the lower end of a vertically-disposed rod 2, the lower end of which is threaded to receive a suitable supporting and adjusting nut 3. This nut 3 is adapted to rest on the top of post 1, as shown particularly in Fig. 9, and serves as a means for adjusting rod 2 vertically relatively to its base member or post 1. A set-screw 4 seated preferably in the upper portion of post 1 is adapted to engage with and releasably lock said rod 2 in adjusted position to its base member 1. As nut 3 is preferably round, it is, as shown particularly in Fig. 9, provided in its periphery with a plurality of recesses 3 for the purpose of receiving the jaws of any suitableadjusting tool, as will be understood.

Formed on or suitably fixed or secured to the upper end of each rod is a member or block 5, and integral with or suitably securedto said block 5 is a substantially crossshaped member or head 6 transversely provided on its upper face with right-angularly intersecting or crossing grooves 7 having their channels preferablyhorizontally disposed as shown particularly in Fig. 7.

' secured together. As shown particularly in Fig. 8, these rails 8 are preferably of such width relatively to the depth of said grooves 7 that their upper edges occupy a plane somewhat above the plane of the top or upper surface of said heads 6; and, as shown particularly in Fig. 7, each head 6 is preferably adapted to receive and provide a seat for the meeting ends of four cross-rails 8, and screw-seated in each head 6 is a plurality of set-screws 9, one for the end of each rail 8 resting in and supported by the head, for the purpose of engaging with and removably locking the ends of said rails thereon.

By the construction described, a comparatively simple and inexpensive table is provided, and one which may be easily built up and put together. The cross rails 8 are independently removable, and it will be seen that, depending upon the size or class of work to be done, the outer rails 8 may be easily removed, so as to permit the operator or user to easily reach and manipulate work only on the inner rails.

My new table when set up for use appears as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The rods 2 are adjusted vertically by the proper manipulation of the nuts 3, and after the upper ends of said rods have been brought to the desired height, the ends of said rails 8 are seated in said heads 6 and locked thereto by means of said set-screws 9.

The supporting frame-work of the table .can be adjusted to different heights as desired by proper manipulation of the nuts 3, and any part or all of the frame-work made up of the rails 8 and the rods 2 can be easily and quickly taken apart by loosening setscrews 4 and 9 and detaching the rails 8 from heads 6 and removing the rods 2 from tubular standards 1. of my improved construction is comparatively simple and inexpensive, can be easily and quickly arranged, adjusted, or taken apart, and is especially advantageous when used in connection with welding machines and in the manufacture or production of welded metallic frames.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my new table can be made and sub stituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a skeleton table of the class described, the combination with spaced-apart series of fixed uprights, the uprights of each series being also spaced apart one from the other, of heads on the upper ends of said uprights, and series of horizontally-disposed rails for connecting said uprights, said heads receiving and seating the ends of said. rails; substantially as described.

2. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of fixed uprights arranged at regular distances apart and the uprights of each series being likewise arranged at equal distances apart, heads on the upper ends of said uprights, series of horizontallydisposed cross-rails connecting the uprights of difierent series and having their ends removably resting upon the heads thereof, and series of horizontally-disposed rails connecting the uprights of the same series and having their ends removably resting of the same series, the upper end of each of An assembling table spaced-apart fixed uprights, of heads on the upper ends of said uprights, said heads be ing grooved on their upper face, cross-rails for connecting said uprights, the grooves of said heads being adapted to removably receive and seat the ends of said rails, and

means on said heads for engaging said rails at their ends to releasably lock the same to said heads; substantially as described.

6. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of uprights, grooved,

heads on the upper ends of said uprights, cross-rails having their ends removably seated in said grooved heads, each of said heads being adapted to accommodate the meeting ends of four of said rails, and means on each of said heads adapted to independently lock the ends of said rails 1 thereto; substantially as described.

7. In a skeleton table of the class described, the combination With a plurality of spaced-apart vertically adjustable uprights having their bases fixed in position, of series of horizontally-disposed rails for connecting said uprights, the upper ends of said uprights receiving and seating the ends of said rails; substantially as described.

8. In a skeleton table of the class described, the combination With a plurality of spaced-apart independently vertically adjustable uprights having their bases fixed in position, of series of horizontally-disposed rails for connecting said uprights, the upper ends of said uprights removably receiving and seating the ends of said rails; substantially as described.

9. In a skeleton table of the class clescribed, the combination With a plurality of spaced-apart fixed tubular base members, of a plurality of upright members having their lower ends adjustably seated in said base members, and series of cross-rails for connecting said upright members, the upper ends of said upright members removably receiving and seating the ends of said crossrails; substantially as described.

10. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of tubular base members, series of upright members having their lower ends adjustably seated in said base .members, means adapted to lock said upright members in adjusted positions in said base-members, and series of cross-rails removably-seated on the upper ends of said upright members; substantially as described.

11. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of tubular base-mem bers, upright members having their lower ends threaded and loosely seated in said base members, adjustable nuts on the threaded ends of said upright members adapted to rest upon the top of said base-members, means adapted to removably lock said upright members to said base-members, and series of cross-rails removably seated on the upper ends of said upright-members; substantially as described.

12. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of vertically adjustable uprights, grooved heads on the upper ends of said uprights, and cross rails having their ends removably seatedin said grooved heads; substantially as described.

13. In a skeleton table of the class described, the combination With a plurality of spaced-apart vertically adjustable uprights, of grooved heads on the upper ends of said uprights, cross-rails for connecting said uprights, the grooves of said heads removably receiving and seating the ends of said rails, and means on said heads for engaging said rails at their ends to releasably lock the same to said heads; substantially as described.

14;. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of vertically adjustable uprights, grooved heads carried on the upper ends of said uprights, cross-rails having seated in said heads, each of said heads being adapted to accommodate and seat the connect-ing ends of four of said cross-rails, and means for lockingthe ends of said rails to said heads; substantially as described.

16. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of tubular base members, series of fixed upright members having their lower ends adjustably seated in said base members, series of cross-rails for connecting the upper ends of said upright members and means for locking said upright members to said base members; substantially as described.

17. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of fixed tubular base members, upright members having their lower ends threaded and seated in said base members, series of cross-rails for connecting the upper ends of said upright members and adjustable nuts on the threaded portion of said upright members adapted to rest upon the top of said base member's; substantially as described.

18. A skeleton table of the class described comprising series of fixed tubular base-members, upright members having their lower ends threaded and loosely seated in said base-members, adjustable nuts on the threaded ends of said upright members adapted to rest on the top of said base-members, series of cross-rails for connecting the upper ends 15 of said upright members and means adapted to releasably lock said upright members to said base-members; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 20 name to this specification, in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

THEODORE E. ORECELIUS.

Vitnesses:

RUTH PETERSON, ZELMA D. PINOUs.

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